Storm Prediction Center
Day 1 and Day 2 Fire Weather Outlooks

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FNUS21 KWNS 010953
DAY 1 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0353 AM CST MON JAN 01 2007
VALID 011200Z - 021200Z
...NO CRITICAL AREAS...
...SYNOPSIS...
EARLY MORNING WATER VAPOR SHOWS SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS SRN
CA AND NRN BAJA. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AMPLIFY AS 70KT JET
DIGS AROUND THE BASE OF THE TROUGH LATER TODAY. JET MAX WILL BE
LOCATED OVER SRN NV/SRN CA BY TONIGHT WHILE SFC HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
OVER THE ERN GREAT BASIN. THE INCREASING PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
SUPPORT STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW THROUGH BEGINNING LATE MONDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE MINIMAL ELSEWHERE IN THE
CONUS...AS EXPANSIVE WINTER STORM DEPARTS THE UPPER MIDWEST AND
PRECIPITATION SPREADS INTO THE NORTHEAST AND ALONG THE EAST COAST.
...SRN CA...
GUSTY NLY WINDS HAVE ALREADY DEVELOPED THIS MORNING NEAR SANDBURG
/SDB/. SFC WINDS WILL BECOME N/NE LATER TODAY...AND FAVORABLE UPPER
SUPPORT WILL COMBINE WITH THE GRADIENT TO PRODUCE VERY STRONG
OFFSHORE WINDS LATE TONIGHT /GUSTS FROM 50-70 MPH WITHIN PASSES AND
CANYONS/. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY FOR
TUESDAY GIVEN FALLING RH VALUES AND DRY CONDITIONS.
..TAYLOR.. 01/01/2007
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...

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FNUS22 KWNS 010958
DAY 2 FIRE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
0358 AM CST MON JAN 01 2007
VALID 021200Z - 031200Z
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA FOR SRN CA...
...SYNOPSIS...
STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL BE ONGOING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING ACROSS
SRN CA AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. UPPER
TROUGH WILL DEEPEN INTO A CLOSED LOW OVER AZ BY EARLY TUE AND THEN
DIG SWD OVER BAJA THROUGH THE DAY AND EVENING. ACCOMPANIED BY A
70-80KT MID LEVEL JET...THIS SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE VERY STRONG WIND
GUSTS AT THE SFC AND WIND ADVISORIES AND HIGH WIND WATCHES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR SRN CA. SFC HIGH PRESSURE INCREASES TO AROUND 1032 MB
CENTERED NEAR SLC TUE AFTN...AND THE RESULTING GRADIENT WINDS WILL
LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON TUE IN SRN CA.
...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER AREA - SRN CA...
PRIMARY CONDITIONS: STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS 20-40 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS/MIN RH VALUES BELOW 15 PERCENT/HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER
CLASS VALUES
RECENT OBSERVATIONS OF FIRE DANGER CLASS VALUES INDICATE HIGH TO
VERY HIGH VALUES ACROSS SRN CA. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM
25-35 MPH ON TUE WITH HIGHER GUSTS BETWEEN 50-65 MPH THROUGH
PASSES/CANYONS AND OTHER FAVORED TERRAIN AREAS. HIGH TEMPS IN THE
60S THROUGH MID 70S COMBINED WITH LOW DEWPOINTS WILL ALLOW MINIMUM
RH VALUES TO RANGE BETWEEN 12-18 PERCENT. SANTA ANA WINDS WILL BE
MOST INTENSE FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EVENING...WITH WEAKENING
GRADIENT AFTER 03/00Z.
..TAYLOR.. 01/01/2007
...PLEASE SEE WWW.SPC.NOAA.GOV/FIRE FOR GRAPHIC PRODUCT...